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Household of Thomas Collett (born 1845, Norfolk)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Medway, Kent, England

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

Thomas Collett and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Collett, born in 1845 in Diss, Norfolk, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Rachel Collett, born in 1848 in Chatham, Kent, England. They had 4 children; William (born 1870 in Gillingham, Kent, England), John (born 1872 in Gillingham, Kent, England), Florence (born 1875 in Gillingham, Kent, England) and Frederick (born 1878 in Luton, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Mother In Law, Eliza Ledger, born in 1814 in Lenham, Kent, England.


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Thomas Collett's household

Male

Thomas

Collett

Head
Female

Rachel

Collett

Wife
Male

William

Collett

Son
Male

John

Collett

Son
Female

Florence

Collett

Daughter
Male

Frederick

Collett

Son
Female

Eliza

Ledger

Mother In Law
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Collett
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Diss, Norfolk, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Collett

Head

Married

36

1845

Diss, Norfolk, England

Rachel

Collett

Wife

Married

33

1848

Chatham, Kent, England

William

Collett

Son

Single

11

1870

Gillingham, Kent, England

John

Collett

Son

Single

9

1872

Gillingham, Kent, England

Florence

Collett

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Gillingham, Kent, England

Frederick

Collett

Son

Single

3

1878

Luton, Kent, England

Eliza

Ledger

Mother In Law

Widow

67

1814

Lenham, Kent, England

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